Sunday, August 9, 2015

Pag-IBIG partners with Employers for housing

Employees in the private and public sectors will now have more
opportunities to acquire decent and affordable homes for their families through
Pag-IBIG Fund.

Pag-IBIG Fund President Atty. Darlene Marie Berberabe announced recently
that Pag-IBIG is actively engaging employers around the country to partner with
the Fund to make home ownership more accessible to their employees.

"Pag-IBIG members comprise of Filipino workers, and the best
partners of the Fund to provide them opportunities for home ownership are their
employers," Berberabe said.

Berberabe explained that the Pag-IBIG Led Projects is an initiative of
the Fund to provide access to decent housing of Pag-IBIG members, particularly
in the underserved areas and sectors, as well as add housing inventories for
members in the economic zones.

She added that this strategy will also tackle affordability issues and
address mismatch between available housing inventories and the members’
requirement.

"We now have seven Pag-IBIG Led projects, which is expected to
generate more than 2,000 housing units, and we are looking at another seven
potential projects," Berberabe revealed.

"We encourage the employers to partner with Pag-IBIG Fund so we can
map out a housing plan tailored-fit for the employers capacity and the
employees housing needs," Berberabe said, adding that bringing affordable
and decent shelter to employees would be easier if a strong partnership binds
together the stakeholders of the housing sector.